Weather models are still not showing a sustained push of true spring conditions across the Prairies. Photo: Getty Images Plus

Prairie forecast: Arctic air dominates the forecast

For this forecast period, it appears we will need to wait a little longer for spring to arrive. Weather models continue to show a northwesterly flow across the region, but this time the dividing line between mild and cold air has shifted slightly farther south. As a result, near to below-average temperatures are expected across much of the Prairies.

Gulls take advantage of standing water in fields east of Miami in south-central Manitoba June 19, 2024, the result of persistent rain. Photo: Alexis Stockford

VIDEO: What climate change data gets wrong about the Prairies

The pace of climate change is usually expressed in temperature — but more Prairie climate change impacts are about water supply and precipitation, speaker argues

Precipitation, not temperature, may be a better gauge of climate change impact on the Prairies, says director of the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative.








Seven day precip chart as jpeg.

How Earth evens out the energy input

Weather is what happens when Earth balances its energy from the sun on a global scale

Earth has surpluses of radiation in its equatorial regions, and deficits toward its poles. Our weather is a matter of Earth trying to even out the imbalance, Daniel Bezte writes.